2. Why do we recall certain memories and forget others?
Unit Questions:
1. How does this poem help you better understand the Holocaust?
2. What events led to the development of the Holocaust?
Content Questions:
1. How did Elie arrive at the camp?
2. What conditions were people subjected to in the concentration camps?
Further Discussion Questions (after reading poem)
1. Elie Wiesel writes, in reference to the responsibility of the Holocaust survivor, “To be silent is impossible, to speak forbidden.” What do you think Wiesel means? How does he resolve or circumvent this paradox?
World History Book Club Pre-text on Prezi
"Never Shall I Forget" (poem)
http://www.hmd.org.uk/resources/poetry/never-shall-i-forget-elie-wiesel
Essential Questions:
1. What memories have you never forgotten?
2. Why do we recall certain memories and forget others?
Unit Questions:
1. How does this poem help you better understand the Holocaust?
2. What events led to the development of the Holocaust?
Content Questions:
1. How did Elie arrive at the camp?
2. What conditions were people subjected to in the concentration camps?
Further Discussion Questions (after reading poem)
1. Elie Wiesel writes, in reference to the responsibility of the Holocaust survivor, “To be silent is impossible, to speak forbidden.” What do you think Wiesel means? How does he resolve or circumvent this paradox?
2. Does Wiesel believe that God is dead?
The Life and Works of Elie Wiesel
http://www.pbs.org/eliewiesel/photo/index.html
Quick Time Movie Clips about the Holocaust
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/resource/movies1.htm
Time Line of Events
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/timeline/timeline.htm
Activities
http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/activity/HighSchl.htm